The Bridge April 2022 Edition

The Bridge

April 2022

70p

PENISTONE & THURLSTONE TEAM MINISTRY

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PENISTONE & THURLSTONE TEAM MINISTRY

Team Web Site: penistonecofe.co.uk e-mail
[email protected]

S. AIDAN’S n S. ANNE’S n S. JAMES’ n S. JOHN’S n S. SAVIOUR’S

Inside this issue:

4 Editorial Walk of Witness: Page 15
6 Ministry Team
9 Holy Week at St John’s Cake in PaaMgeug6!
10 Thurlstone News and Events Page 26
14 April at St Saviour’s
15 Walk of Witness PaPgaenc1a6ke Day Fun!
16 In a grove lit only by a kiss
18 St Aidan’s News and Events Page 12
20 U3A
22 Churches Together Help for Ukraine
24 St John’s a Hub for Ukraine Page 24
26 A bit of what you fancy!
28 Prayer Pages Page 12
30 How to Donate
31 Bulletin Board
32 Diamond Weddings /Day of Prayer

33 Carlecotes Organ/Mothers Union
34 Parish Clerk
36 Book Reviews
38 Kids’ Corner
40 Holy Humour
42 Puzzle Pages
44 Worship with us!
45 What happens in our services?
46 Team Directory

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Welcome to the April edition of The Bridge! It is wonderful to see this edi-
tion crammed full of church events and celebrations. We celebrate diamond
and golden wedding anniversaries, Mothers’ Union Meetings, Pancake Day,
and more. It is lovely to see so much going on in our churches after a diffi-
cult couple of years.

Although life has become easier for us here in the UK, we are all currently
thinking of those caught up in the horrors of the war in Ukraine. St John’s
Church has been acting as a hub for a local charity who are collecting essen-
tial items and taking them to Poland to support their refugee programme. It
is wonderful seeing the building used for such an important project. We are
delighted to support them, and extend a very warm welcome to the volun-
teers. You can find out more about this project, and how you can support it
on page 24.

I am sure we are all now looking forward to Easter approaching. The
schools will be off, and we can all enjoy the coming bank holidays. There are
plenty of services to attend in our churches, and you will find information
on all these throughout the magazine. I will be spending Holy Week in
Durham at ‘Vicar School’. Although I am sad to be missing the events at St
John’s, I am looking forward to spending some time in Durham Cathedral,
which has to be one of my favourite places. Do pray for me though, as I try
to get up in time for a
dawn service on Easter
Sunday - early mornings
are really not my strong
point!

I wish you all a wonderful
Easter, and look forward
to catching up with you all
on my return.

Mission Statement for the
Penistone and Thurlstone Team Ministry

Our Vision:
We are passionate about making connections between church and
community life and for the church to be able to see the whole community as
its parish.

It is important for people of the wider community to be able to get to know
their local church – with its doors open wide, and to feel a sense of belonging.

We are committed to go out through the open doors of the church - to share
God’s love in the world through our words and actions.

We recognise the need to build a culture of invitation, welcome and
hospitality where all may be touched by the friendships they encounter and
come to know the rich blessings of God.

Our Values
We believe in a church which
 Invites, welcomes, accepts and serves people where they are along their

journey of life and faith.
 Helps those who wish to explore the possibility of faith.
 Attempts to be scripturally faithful which means being open to the

possibilities of challenge through study of the Bible.
 Seeks to proclaim and be witnesses to Christ’s risen presence in the world

with the help of the Holy Spirit.
 Is innovative and creative but recognises the importance of tradition
 Helps to equip and resource all God’s people in ministry.

We hope and pray that all who are invited and welcomed may grasp how
wide and deep is the love of God and may grow as followers of Jesus.

In the spirit of invitation and welcome, we believe in a church that does
not discriminate on any level including economic power, gender
difference, mental or physical disability, race or sexuality.

Our Personality
The Church communities of the team ministry seek to be:

 Inviting, welcoming, friendly, loving and hospitable.
 We cater for both modern and traditional styles of worship.
 We expect all members of our community to practise compromise in

relation to taste or tradition in worship and ways of being church.

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Easter – A Positive Reminder: Lights for Christ

Last year some members of our team minis-
try embarked upon a course via zoom run by
the London Institute of Contemporary Chris-
tianity. It was called ‘Lights for Christ’. Whilst
it had some interesting things to say about
being a disciple of Jesus in today’s world, ac-
companied by interesting statistics concern-
ing the effectiveness of Christians and their
sharing of the good news of Jesus Christ, I
was nonetheless still at the end of the course
asking, ‘What does it mean to be a light for
Christ?’

It seems to me that if we’re not careful, the
Christian message or the way we ‘tell it’ can
seem so inaccessible to people, not dissimilar
to thoughts and feelings, indeed our unease
when we walk past the street preacher in any
of our cities. Often street preachers, church leaders, parishioners, can be so
caught up in the lingo – ‘the language of the church’ – that we forget that
people will struggle to understand our language. How we ‘tell it’ can be a
hindrance rather than a help, meaningless rather than meaningful, inaccessi-
ble rather than accessible.

I believe that Christianity is at its best, in terms of communication, when we
can engage in genuine conversations, dialogue with others; when we are
deeply committed to what other people are sharing with us, and when we
listen to them carefully without assuming a superior theological or moral
stance.

I personally enjoy, time permitting, our various coffee mornings and social
activities as ways in which we can have good conversations together - some-
thing that has been terribly lacking over the past Covid months. We have
sometimes underestimated those events and played down their significance
in our spiritual lives.

However, it can be during such times and in those conversations that the
light of Christ comes pouring in, when there are deep connections and
friendships being formed and re-formed within our conversations through
laughter and tears. I would argue that God is with us even if His name (or
any other theological term) is not mentioned – God is nonetheless working
in us and through us.

Being Lights for Christ is aligning ourselves with who Jesus is – particularly in
his ministry, which is about being positive in life, being life-giving and life en-
hancing, as he was, rather than miserable. As Christians we are called to
bring light into situations, into our conversations rather than darkness.

It’s so easy for us to be overwhelmed with dark thoughts and feelings.
Sometimes we complain about things that don’t quite go ‘our’ way in life -
even down to the most insignificant of issues.

So, Easter, amongst other things reminds us to be more positive. It’s also
about saying ‘Yes’ to God and to others - with a big smile on our faces
which matches the welcome and hospitality of our hearts rather than saying,
‘You can’t do this or you can’t do that!’ I thank God for Mary, the Mother
of our Lord Jesus, for without her ‘Yes’ in the first place (a ‘yes’ that didn’t
fully realise what she would be taking on) where would we be at Christmas,
at Easter?

When some folk walk into a room, there is an unmistakable light that comes
with them isn’t there? ‘They light up the room’, we say of them. I’m sure we
can all think of such people. They don’t bring a darkness or judgment with
them at all; and theirs is not a presence of despair or hopelessness (and
sometimes despite what they’re going through!). It is a ‘natural,’ God given-
light!

If we turn to the Gospel we can see Jesus in his ministry, who, when he, as
it were, walks into a room, or into someone’s house or life, he brings light
with him, for ‘in him’ it says in the Bible, there is no darkness at all.

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At the heart of the Gospel of good news is also the cross on which Jesus
died, recalled on Good Friday (Team service, St Johns at 2pm) which re-
minds us on the one hand of ‘an instrument of torture, inflicting pain and
loss’ and the suffering of those we have known and loved. But it is also
about being transformed, liberated. In other words - the defeat of darkness
(celebrated at St John’s, St Saviour’s and St Anne’s on Easter Day) is some-
thing in which we can all participate within our daily lives.
When we participate in living and walking with Jesus today, it is my hope
that we can all live our best lives; a life that can be shared with others in the
way we that we light up a room, light up a conversation, light up our
churches – light which is welcoming, hospitable, accessible, authentic and
positive.
God bless you at Easter,
Fr David

The
Pen-

Holy Week

Wednesday 13th April at 10am: Eucharist Service followed by coffee
and craft
Maundy Thursday, 14th April at 6pm: Bring and Share followed by a
Eucharist Service at 7.30pm. Stripping of the altar and vigil to follow.

Good Friday, 15th April at 10am: Messy Church - The Story of Easter,
followed by the distribution of bread at 10.30am.
Good Friday, 15th April at 11am: Walk of Witness - starting from
Penistone Library
Good Friday, 15th April at 2pm: Good Friday Liturgy

Easter Sunday, 17th April at 10.30am: Easter Morning Service

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Thurlstone
News and
Events

Celebrations at St. Saviour’s!

St. Saviour’s family helped Pat and Ian to celebrate their Golden wed-
ding anniversary with cake, prosecco, a congratulations card, and a
present. Congratulations!

It was good to meet Reverend Hilda Isaacson, the new Diocesan Mothers’
Union Chaplin, at our March Mothers’ Union meeting. She led us through
an act of penitence appropriate for Ash Wednesday followed by the Eucha-
rist. We finished the meeting with a good old chat over tea and buns.

Medical Detection Dogs - Meeting Invitation

You are invited to join us for our next meeting, in Wednesday 6th April 2:00
in church. We will have a speaker
from the “Medical Detection Dogs”.
They are at the forefront of research
into early diagnosis of problems such
as Multiple Sclerosis, COVID and
alerting sufferers of Epilepsy that they
are about to have a seizure.

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Thurlstone News and Events

Continued...

Pancake Party 2022!

Sorry the pictures are slightly blurred, but they are action shots of Wil-
liam competing in the pancake race on Shrove Tuesday. He was in the
winning team led by Annabelle. They easily beat Father David’s team, but
to be fair he was dragged away from his place in the pancake queue to
take part and the youngest member of his team was a three year-old!

Go William Oops!!!

Adults had their competition too. How
many times they could flip a pancake in 25
seconds. The clear winner was Reverend
Jo, clergy honour restored.

Thanks to Barbara and Peter for their James’s ‘flipping’ performance
sterling work over a hot frying pan every- being carefully scrutinised!
one had at least one lovely pancake. We
finished with a time of worship and ideas
about how to share God’s love through
the Lenten season.

Thurlstone News and Events

Continued...

What are your plans to ensure the wellbeing of your clergy?

Archdeacon Javaid has made church wardens aware of the ‘Act of Synod on
the Covenant for Clergy Care and Wellbeing’. This commits all parts of the
Church, as well as individual clergy, to sharing responsibility for the welfare
of ministers and their households. Concluding with the question: what are
your plans to ensure the wellbeing of your clergy?”

Having been asked the question it was an agenda item at a recent PCC meet-
ing at St. Saviour’s. It is a difficult situation, too easy to cause offence and
treat clergy like public property; they and their families have a right to their
privacy. So it was good that Father David and Reverend Jo being members of
the PCC joined in the discussion.

The church wardens had already expressed their concern for the ever great-
er work load the diocese is giving Father David to Archdeacon Javaid, but we
can do no more in that respect.

Something we can and must do is to pray regularly for all our clergy, readers
and focal ministers that they are strengthened spiritually physically and emo-
tionally as they give of themselves to us and our community in God’s name.

It would be very helpful if we all respect their down-time. Father David’s day
off is Friday, he asked that it is only in the most extreme emergencies that
we contact him on a Friday, or invite him to attend Friday activities or offici-
ate at services. School holidays are precious family time, so we must appreci-
ate that clergy with school age children will be taking time off or minimising
church commitments.

The conclusion of the discussion was that we can best ‘ensure the wellbeing
of our clergy’: by regularly praying for them and respect their ‘down-time’.

Sharon Unsworth

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Churches Together
Good Friday Walk of Witness

It has been three years since we were able to undertake our Walk of Witness
for Good Friday,Sstoelveet’s try and put oCulracirheurches back on the map on Good
Friday, 15 April, at 11am from the Library.
Please wear something red, so that we are visibly ‘together’ as we remember
the death of Christ among the people of Penistone.
It is a short walk from the library down the High Street, stopping a couple of
times en route to Tesco’s and then bLaockutisoeSt John’s for our final reflections.
St John’s will provide light refreshments around 11.45am for those who
would like to stay for a while.
All of our churches will be involved in leading at the different stops we make.
Please come and witness to the love of God in Jesus on this special day in the
church calendar.

Trafalgar Cemetery, Gibraltar..

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In a grove lit only by a kiss

Revd Michael Burgess

Holy Week, as its name tells us, is the most important, holiest
week in the Church’s year, when we follow Jesus from His tri-
umphant entry into Jerusalem, to the Upper Room, to Calvary
and to the garden of the tomb.
As we make that journey each year, we are not just remember-
ing past events. We are celebrating how eternity touched Jeru-
salem in that first Holy Week and how eternity can touch our
lives now.
To create that impact and that realisation, the week is brim-full
of colour and variety in its worship, full of action and movement,
full of processions and music. But we might think it is a week
with very little silence.
Yet the silences are there if we look at the Gospels closely. We
enter an upper room and catch our breath when Jesus an-
nounces a betrayer. Peter denies our Lord, a cock crows, and a
bleak stillness falls on that scene. In the palace Jesus stands
accused, no words are spoken, and the governor wonders in the
silence. And there is silence by the cross until the ninth hour.
The silence does fall during Holy Week, punctuating the crises
of these tense days. It is conveyed with dramatic force in this
Gethsemane scene: Peter Firth’s poem describes it as ‘a grove
lit only by a kiss.’ The painting is by Giotto, ‘The Kiss of Judas,’
and is part of an amazing series of frescoes he painted for the
Arena Chapel in Padua from 1305-06.
At first glance it is a scene of frenzied activity: burning torches
wave in the sky, weapons are wielded, and a ram’s horn blown.
The cohort of soldiers advance on Jesus, and Peter tries to de-
fend Him by cutting off a soldier’s ear in his anger. One of the
religious leaders points to Jesus in the centre of the painting.

The Kiss of Judas by Giotto
Reprinted by kind permission of the Arena Chapel, Padua.

And it is there that the tragic stillness falls as our eyes focus on
the eyes of Jesus: that steady, discomforting gaze into the eyes
of Judas the betrayer. Judas’ cloak seems to engulf Jesus, but it
cannot blot out the look of our Lord. The face of Judas is trou-
bled, and the look of Jesus seems to burrow deep into that anxi-
ety, beneath the surface into his heart.

In Holy Week they are eyes that look out to us. The face of Je-
sus is turned in our direction, saying, ‘Yes, you may follow Me in
the heady excitement of Palm Sunday. But will you also follow
Me into this garden, on the way of My cross to the foot of Calva-
ry, and beyond to the empty tomb of Easter morning?’

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St Aidan’s
News and
Events

Hi, Everyone,

After all the beautiful weather, we're now promised snow during the next
few days. We're all so fortunate to be warm and dry. Ones thoughts turn to
Ukraine.

At Saint Aidan's on Mothering Sunday we thought about the mothers of
Ukraine and how they are suffering at this time. We collected £123.00 in
donations which will be used to purchase sanitary items and babies nappies
for Ukrainian mothers. They will go with the love of our Lord and all at St
Aidan's Church.

UPDATE ON WI-FI: It's on the way and should be with us soon!

'Pop in' has been busy this month, including a visit from Age UK Barnsley
and a party to celebrate Derek and Pat's 61st Wedding Anniversary. We do
like to party. Lynsey provided the entertainment, singing many familiar
songs, including 'How much is that doggy in the window?' and 'We'll meet
again'. We all joined in with gusto and of course there was cake and much
laughter.

DATES OF NEXT SERVICES

April 10th: Palm Sunday Eucharist and coffee

April 24th: Morning Prayer and coffee

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Penistone’s Local IT Company

Has your
Computer
decided to go on
strike or throw a
tantrum?

We are here to help.
We offer our services to home
users and business users alike.

Tel: 01226 812000

www.eskia.co.uk
Email: [email protected]

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CHURCHES TOGETHER IN PENISTONE AND
DISTRICT

Churches Together Diary

Alpha: Alpha resumed after almost two years on Saturday
March 5th at St. Mary’s Church, Talbot Road 9.30-11.00am.
We are due to meet again on April 2nd,9th and 16th.
Alpha is sponsored by Churches Together, offering a chance to explore as-
pects of the Christian faith, such as Jesus, the Bible, prayer, guidance, healing
and Holy Spirit.
Each session begins with a simple breakfast, a 25 minute video, and discus-
sion in groups. How about making it your preparation for Easter this year?
Holy Week: Monday 11th April 2.00pm ‘Stations of the Cross’ at St. Sav-
iours Church
Good Friday: 15th April ‘Walk of Witness’ starting at 11.00am outside
Tesco. Revd Dr Philip Bee has kindly agreed to organise this and will in-
volve other people
Easter Day: ‘Sonrise’ Service at Bullhouse Chapel usually followed by light
refreshments at 6.00a.m. led by Revd. Dr. Philip Bee
Taize Worship: at St. Mary’s Church on
Tuesday 19th April at 7.30pm
Stephen Barnett
Chair of Churches Together

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St John’s Church: A Hub for Ukraine Effort

St John’s Church has been acting as a hub for a volunteer group who
are arranging the collection and distribution of aid for Ukrainian refu-
gees who have fled into Poland. The church are delighted that the
building can be used in this way to support victims of war. If you
would like to donate any items, or help the organisers, please contact
Julie on 07949 027406. The items they are looking for are:

The donation list also
includes adult inconti-
nence pads, new baby
clothing, medicines,
sweets, laundry deter-
gent (no large boxes)
and pet food.

The Barnsley Chronicle visited to
take some pictures of the hub in
action. You can read this article,
written by local reporter Jessica
Morris, here: https://
www.barnsleychronicle.com/
article/22545/more-drop-off-
points-opened-to-help-ukraine-
effort

In addition to offering practical
help, the church have been en-
couraging prayer for Ukraine,
dressing the church in the col-
ours of the Ukrainian flag, and
distributing prayer leaflets.

Many Cathedrals have been pro-
jecting the colours of Ukraine
onto their build-
ings. We may not
be able to do that
here in Penistone,
but can show our
support in a small-
er, but still heart-
felt, way.

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A bit of what you fancy!
(in a mug!)

At the moment the shops are full of Chocolate items, Eggs, bunnies, tempting
cakes and pastries. Celebrating our love of all things chocolate. However, you may
fancy a treat, but not want to buy a huge cake. I have got the perfect solution! A
cake in a mug, cooked in the microwave.

This recipe is very simple and easy to make. The most important thing is to have
the right sized mug so the contents don't overflow when you put it in the micro-
wave.

In the interests of those of you who may like to have a go at trying this recipe I
have tested it, and the results were pretty good! In fact I'm going to ‘test’ it again
just to be certain!

Here is the very basic recipe which I used. I did not have any baking powder so I
gave it an extra bit of whisking.

Use a standard mug which holds 300ml /10
fluid ounces.
Melt 30g/1 ounce of butter in the microwav-
able mug.
Whisk in1 egg
2 tablespoons caster sugar
1tablespoon vanilla sugar
1teaspoon vanilla extract (I didn't have any
of that either)
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder,
4 tablespoons plain flour
½ teaspoon baking powder

Give it all a good whisk to fully combine the
ingredients.
Set the microwave to 800 watts,
Cook the cake for 1 min, 20 seconds.
Allow to cool, and eat!

It makes a fairly large amount. The texture is quite dense but I was amazed how
delicious it was. Also, it is very entertaining and I can guarantee it will make you
smile.

If you fancy a variation, you could sub-
stitute one ounce of milk or white
chocolate for the cocoa powder.
Chopped nuts would add crunch.

A few berries pushed into the middle
of the mix would work well. How
about a small spoonful of jam or mar-
malade.

The variations are endless!

I don't think you would win ‘Bake Off’
with this cake, but I hope you will
have fun making it.

Judith Tappenden.

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Prayer Pages

Prayer Pages

Businesses in our Community to Pray for this Month

Ian Bailey Carpets Buckingham Adore Fancy Greggs
Care Home Goods Post Office
My Dentist
New Face Barber Shop Library

Flawless Beauty Alex Jones Den- Café Crème Zeanti Fashions
Cottage Salon tistry
St John's School
Ego Hair and Scrivens Opti- Lancasters Property
Beaury cians Services

Penistone Cards and Gifts Penistone Pharmacy

The Penistone and Thurlstone Team Prayer

Living God, we pray for the area in which we serve;

For the communities of Penistone, Thurlstone and district,
including the people of the churches of our area, that, as your
followers today we will faithfully serve you here, and help to bring

your love in our words and actions to the people we meet.

We pray that our churches will grow as they become beacons of
your welcome, hospitality and belonging.

We pray in the name of Jesus Christ and in the
power of your Holy Spirit.
Amen

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St John’s Church Online Giving

St John The Baptist has an online giving page.
If you would like to pay your magazine

subscription, set up a monthly offering, or just
pledge a one-off gift, you can do this by
following the link below.

Donate Here

The page is easy to use, and allows for the
collection of Gift Aid.

We thank you for your continued support!

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The Diamond Wedding Anniversary of
Fred and Margaret Etherington

Fred and Margaret celebrated their
Diamond wedding anniversary with a
trip to Malham with their family, and
with a card from the Queen on
March 3rd.

A happy day was spent remembering
their wedding at St Patrick’s Church
in Birstall in1962, and wondering
where the time has gone.

A marriage packed full of happy
memories and holidays in their cara-
van in Abersoch in Wales, their apartment on the Costa del Sol in
Spain, and journeys around the world. Happy work days, brass band
concerts and retirement in Oxspring and Penistone.

We have all been touched by their friendship and humour at St
John’s.

World Day of Prayer at St Andrew’s on March 4th

This annual service is a global ecumenical one led by Christian women
throughout the world. Each year a different country write the service.
This year it was written by the World Day of Prayer Committee of
England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland and
was based on Jeremiah 29:1-14 “I know the plans I
have for you”. We lit a candle for each of the seven
regions of the world to celebrate hope and an invi-
tation to place our trust in God in times of suffering
and to see the context of a multi-ethnic, multi-
cultural, and multi-faith society in the United King-
dom. Seeds were given to plant to represent differ-
ence, diversity, the need to nurture and hope.

The Organ Renovation at Carlecotes

A large gaping hole has appeared
in St Anne’s church at Carlecotes
because the one hundred and fifty
year old organ has been taken
out to be renovated. The congre-
gation have raised the necessary
funds through grants, fund raising
and donations for the renovation
which is hoped to be completed
by the end of April. It would be
fantastic if it was ready for their
Easter celebration!

The Mother’s Union Meeting
at St John’s Church

The March meeting on March 9th at

St John’s was a talk from Ann

Balms on ‘Labels’ which she used to

describe the work of the Mothers

Union around the world. A collec-

tion of kitchen items was given to

Ann to take to the Women’s ref-
uge in Barnsley. Linda Lister

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Sacrament of Baptism
Baptism enquiries should be directed to Revd. Jo Twigg, who will
be happy to discuss requirements and dates. She can be contacted
on: 07956 514756, or by email to: [email protected] .

Sacrament of Marriage
Couples wishing to marry in the Team Churches should contact

Jennifer Milnes on 01226 766568, leaving a message if necessary.

Sacrament of Confirmation
This takes place annually. Further information is available from Fr.
David.

Matters in Confidence
By appointment. Fr. David (01226 370954) will be available to
hear about any matter in confidence.

Pastoral Services Please contact the Team Clergy at any time,
day or night, if someone is ill and requires the ministry of a priest .

Book of Remembrance

The Book of Remembrance is available within St John’s
Church to commemorate your loved one.

The remembrance book is available to view at mutually
convenient times. Appointments should be pre-booked
through our office email so that the book can be opened on
the stone altar, a candle lit, and prayers said if desired.
If you would like your loved one's name entered into the
Book Of Remembrance, forms are available from St. John’s
Church on weekday mornings when the building is open.

You may also email the office for information:
[email protected]

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Book Reviews

The Circle of Peace
By Ken Lewis and Trevor Dennis, SPCK,
£10.99
The Church is very good at challenging peo-
ple to love their neighbours, but it is not so
strong on encouraging us to also love our-
selves.
Yet encountering the love of God sets us
free to live as we were intended to live – lov-
ing ourselves and those around us. Through
Bible passages, stories and exercises, the
authors encourage us to throw off the sense
of apprehension that bothers so many, and
to enjoy living to the full in God’s exhilarating
company.

Comfort in Uncertain Times
By Rachel Turner, BRF, £8.99
This book helps you to help your children
learn to manage change.
Uncertainty and change can be hard, and
even more so for a child. Feelings of con-
fusion, powerlessness and insecurity may
be overwhelming. Scripture is full of people
just like our children, who had to cope with
uncertainty and transition. Yet they flour-
ished as they saw God’s hand and pres-
ence within it all.
A series of stories and discussions for fam-
ilies, this book lays a biblical foundation for
who God is in uncertain times.

Looking Shame in the Eye – a path to
understanding, grace and freedom
By Simon Cozens, IVP, £9.99
What is shame and where does it come
from? How can we break free from it,
and help others also suffering?
Shame, humiliation and stigma are all
around us. Online shaming reminds us
of the power of shame, the crisis of self-
worth, the weight of judgement and the
need for freedom. At the same time,
people are becoming less responsive to
gospel messages about guilt, morality
and sin. If we want to reach those
around us and bring healing to their
hurts, we need to speak their language:
the language of shame.
This book helps you to introduce ‘shame thinking’ into your life, and
helps you to discover how God’s freedom can release anyone suffer-
ing from the debilitating grip of shame.

The Easter Story
By Karen Williamson, illustrated
by Marie Allen, Candle Books,
£6.99
Here is a book for sharing with your
toddlers and young children, perfect
for bedtimes leading up to Easter.
It is written as a continuous journey,
from ‘A noisy entry’ where Jesus is
walking to Jerusalem, ‘A meal to
remember’ where Jesus ate with
twelve special friends, through to
Jesus appearing to His special
friends and His ascension.
The story is expanded to give more detail and to enable it to be read
as a continuous story over a number of days, leading up to Easter.

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Holy Humour

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Across
1 ‘The baby in my — leaped for joy’ (Luke 1:44) (4) 3 A ‘don’t know’ in matters of faith (8)
9 In the distant past (Jeremiah 2:20) (4,3)
10 Armada (1 Kings 10:22) (5)
11 Where Moses was confronted with the burning bush (Exodus 3:1) (5)
12 Hair colour indicative of skin infection (Leviticus 13:30) (6)
14 ‘The worries of this life and the — of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful’ (Matthew 13:22)
(13)
17 Expel (2 Kings 13:23) (6)
19 What Jesus wrapped round his waist when he washed his disciples’ feet (John 13:4) (5)
22 The sixth plague to afflict the Egyptians (Exodus 9:9) (5)
23 For nine (anag.) (7)
24 Where there is no time (Psalm 93:2) (8)
25 Goliath’s challenge to the Israelite army in the Valley of Elah: ‘This day I — the ranks of Isra-
el!’ (1 Samuel 17:10) (4)

Down
1 ‘I will become angry with them and forsake them; I — — my face from them’ (Deuteronomy
31:17) (4,4)
2 Usual description of prophets such as Amos, Hosea, Micah, and so on (5)
4 ‘They cannot see the light of the gospel of the — — — , who is the image of God’ (2 Corin-
thians 4:4) (5,2,6)
5 An animal’s internal edible parts (Leviticus 4:11) (5)
6 Popular 20th-century religious novel by Lloyd C. Douglas, which became a 1953 film starring
Richard Burton (3,4)
7 ‘A — on a hill cannot be hidden’ (Matthew 5:14) (4)
8 One of the exiles, a descendant of Bebai, who married a foreign woman (Ezra 10:28) (6)
13 Old Testament hymn-singing (8)
15 ‘And O what transport of delight from thy pure — floweth’ (7)
16 Of felt (anag.) (3,3)
18 ‘So — the — sets you free, you will be free indeed’ (John 8:36) (2,3)
20 Comes between ‘bad’ and ‘worst’ (John 5:14) (5)
21 ‘Neither height nor depth... will be — to separate us from the love of God’ (Romans 8:39)
(4)

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ACROSS: 1, Womb. 3, Agnostic. 9, Long ago. 10, Fleet. 11, Horeb. 12, Yellow. 14, Deceit-
fulness. 17, Banish. 19, Towel. 22, Boils. 23, Inferno. 24, Eternity. 25, Defy.

DOWN: 1, Will hide. 2, Minor. 4, Glory of Christ. 5, Offal. 6, The Robe. 7, City. 8,
Zabbai. 13, Psalmody. 15, Chalice. 16, Let off. 18, If son. 20, Worse. 21, Able.

St John The Baptist, Penistone

Sundays at 10.30 am
1st Sunday: Eucharist Service
2nd Sunday: Café Church
3rd Sunday: Eucharist Service
4th Sunday: Messy Church (with Eucharist)
5th Sunday: Eucharist Service

Weekdays
Wednesdays at 10am: Morning Eucharist

St Saviour’s,Thurlstone

Sundays at 10am
1st Sunday: Sunday Service (no Eucharist)
2nd - 4th Sundays: Sunday Service with Eucharist

St Aidan’s, Oxspring

Sundays at 10am
2nd Sunday: Eucharist
4th Sunday: Morning Prayer

What happens at our services?

Family Church
Our family church service has a focus on our children and families, but is
open to everyone. We are all family here at St John’s! The service is relaxed,
with activities for the children to get involved in, and with an easy message
for them to understand. The Eucharist is often celebrated during this ser-
vice. Join us after worship too for refreshments and a chance to chat with
friends old and new.

Café Church
At Café church, just as we all enjoy a relaxing meal with friends or meeting
up for coffee, we sit around tables as we participate in the service. After
coffee and cake, there is usually a visual presentation of some aspect of the
Christian faith, followed by discussion. Meanwhile, the children are in-
volved in various activities and present what they have made to the grown
ups towards the end of the service. Singing is lively and various people offer
prayers or say something about themselves. It’s a great way of getting to
know people and learning more about Christianity.

Messy Church
Messy Church is just like it sounds! It is a very informal service and is for all
ages. You will find lively singing, activity stations scattered throughout the
church for the children to explore, and food and drink provided throughout.
There will usually be a children’s address, and a moment for us all to join in
the Eucharist together. It’s relaxed and joyful.

Eucharist
The Eucharist can take many different forms across the Church of Eng-
land. Here at St John’s you will find a quiet service of thanksgiving which
will include listening to readings from the Bible, a sermon, prayers, and
singing. Everyone is then welcome to receive the consecrated bread and
wine, or a blessing if you would prefer. It is a quiet, contemplative ser-
vice which offers a moment of rest in our busy lives. Coffee and biscuits
are shared after the service.

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Team Rector The Revd. David Hopkin
01226 370954
01226 370006

The Team Directory Curate The Revd. Jo Twigg
07956 514756
01226 210479

Assistant Priests The Revd. Anne Parr 764490
Readers The Revd. Dr Ian Wallis 893407
Focal Ministry Team The Revd. Malcolm Reed 767328

Churchwardens Phyllis Frankland 766104
(Penistone) Prof. Steve Moyise 805815
Churchwardens Susan Rivett 765829
(Thurlstone)
Asst. Churchwardens Prof. Steve Moyise 805815
Victoria Elves 078790615578
Administrator/Magazine Maureen Faxon
Phyllis Frankland 765383
Jane Phipp-MacIntyre 766104
Dr Louise McInnes 07961 257946
Susan Rivett 07966 785176
Claire Spencer 765829
07815 022167
Maureen Faxon
Linda Lister 765383
Maggie Stubbs 766601
761830
Margaret Crossland
Sharon Unsworth 07932 191483
765531
Jane Phipp-MacIntyre
(Penistone) 07961 257946
Claire Spencer
(Midhopestones) 07815 022167

Dr Louise McInnes (Office) 370006

PCC Honorary Secretaries David Johnson (Penistone) 763943

Electoral Roll Officers Catherine Johnson (Thurlstone) 07846 053928

PCC Treasurers Alan Shelbourn (Penistone) 762863

Covenants and Gift Aid Catherine Johnson (Thurlstone) 07847 05392

Friends of St John’s Church Alan Shelbourn (Penistone) 762863
St. John's Primary School
John Hey (Thurlstone) 764286
Organists
Ian & Joanne Corbridge (Penistone) 765688
Weddings
Baptisms John Barden (Thurlstone) 765043
Bell Ringing (Penistone)
Mothers Union Steve Lavender (Chairman) 765820

Team Safeguarding Officer Acting Headteacher: Lesley Sullivan 762496
Asst. Safeguarding Officer
Family Church (Penistone) Prospective Headteacher: Susan Arnold
Hall Bookings (Oxspring)
John Lister (Penistone) 766601
Children’s Society
Eileen Hey (Thurlstone) 764286

Revd. William Shaw 07774 166106

Anthea Traves (Thurlstone) 07751 853336

Jennifer Milnes 766568

Revd. Jo Twigg 07956 514756

Alan Shelbourn 07821 637898

Margaret Dyson (Penistone) 762703

Committee (Thurlstone)

Phone: Barbara 766390 or Heather 767137

Maggie Stubbs 761830

The Revd William Shaw 07774 166106

Maureen Faxon 765383

Margaret Bramall 764333

The Revd. Jo Twigg 07956 514756

Carolyn Shelbourn (Penistone) 762863

Eileen Hey (Thurlstone) 764286

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